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noun, plural re·spon·si·bil·i·ties.
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the state or fact of being responsible.
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an instance of being responsible: The responsibility for this mess is yours!
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a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible: the responsibilities of authority.
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reliability or dependability, especially in meeting debts or payments.
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on one's own responsibility, on one's own initiative or authority: He changed the order on his own responsibility.
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Responsibility
has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
Related forms
non·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural non·re·spon·si·bil·i·ties.
pre·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural pre·re·spon·si·bil·i·ties.
self-re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun
su·per·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural su·per·re·spon·si·bil·i·ties.
Synonyms
1. answerability, accountability.
1. answerability, accountability.
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Word Origin & History
responsibility
"condition of being responsible," 1787, from responsible + -ity.
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